The Osceola times., 1887-04-23
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

two and half miles from Little Rock, Is
naid TO have no equal for pawn; purpos-
es, and it will be thoroughly developed.
II is claimed by those who profess to 90
posted that the population OF Arkansas
has increased sixty-fve per cent in the
past four years
u. H. Brown, business manager OF the
Little Rock q izeffs assaulted Dickinson
Brugman, editor of the Little Rock Clip
per, on the street a few days ago, using a
cane as weapon. Brugman - small
man, but he made it exceedingly lively for
hi assaiiaut
Sam Ballard, colored man, was
drowned few days ago in the Langallle
river, two miles south Of Mariana. He
was in a boat which was capsized.
The Governor has offer ID reward OF
500 for the arrest Of Bob Carter, who
ki,l-j one Pulliam in Pulaski County last
December.
The Arkaasan Trdueisy viii move its head.
quarters TO Chicago on the 2jth, hranct
office will still be maintained at Little
Rock.
Work has been resumed on the Searcy
County copper mires.
The new Christ Episcopal Church at Lit
tie Rock, which has cost sb' nOo and which
is the hanlsomest church edltica III Abe
State, was occupie for the first time ON
Easte. Sunday, and the occasion was one
Of Joy among all who have been Interested
IN its erection.
The Arkansas commercial travellers
have formed a State organization.
The State Press Association holds its
annual meeting IN Little Rock IN Wednss'
day, May 4.
]. H. Smith. Of Little Rex, has received
patent for m chine for stoning
peaches.
hdyicss from Alexander. PULASKI Coun.
W twelve milcA frhm Little Rock, repctt
tn e discovery Of bed of iron Bre five feet
IN thickness, bed Of silica mine feet in
Mi ckness, and three veins II coal at die.
tan ces of from one hundred TO five hun.
dred feet apart
''Grandpa" Stovall died recently at Ca.
bot, lacking only a few weeks of ninety.
five years. He was born in Halifax Coun-
ty, Va, moved to Tennessee while quite
young and arrived ia Arkansas thirty
rears ago. The old gentleman passed
away at the residence OF his son. Mr.
Archie Stovall, of Cabot. Grandpa
s. ovall was member OF the Baptist
Church, and was highly esteemed.
The wife of DIR. Holmes, of Little Rock
was severely injured a few days ago by
being knocked down and trampled upon
by fractions horse which she was en-
deavorng to unharness.
Whitmore 4 Summers saw mill at Jud-
soma was totally destroyed by fire few
nights ago; loss, 5000
The Governor granted Communication of
six days TO Charles Ramsey, sentenced in
April, 1885, In the Reutop Circuit Court
two years for manslaughter; also seven
teen days to Jess Booth, sentenced April,
1885, in the Carroll Circuit Court one year
for larceny
There is said to be silver in the foothills
OF the Maumele in Pdla ski County, and
prospecting is going on!
The now law reg ulating passenger fates
on railroads In the State takes effect on
May Z
Hackett City is to have $40 300 hotel.
Buffalo gnats are said to be driving
stock wild in certain sections of this
State.
Nashville and Center Point are 10 be
connected by telephone.
Fruit growers in son sections of the
state are being bothered with clterpil
lars in large numbers.
A negro man of Drew County killed two
panthers while cunning recently.
Little Rock is to have another oil mill
the Southern OIL Company-whlch prom.
ises to be in operation in time TO handle
this seasons crop OF seed.
A change in the Texarkana pos office
was effected few days ago, relieving w.
u. Shaw, Rep, and installing Chas Il
Brambls. Dem. Shaw had been in ofice
a ...,,.
ton, and was retained until now, IL is
thought, because of his good managem ent
and local popularity.
Articles of association hare bce1 filc6
with the State Department of Little Roci
of the North Arkansas Telephone Com
pauy, TO be operated between Powhatan,
Bllck Rock, Portia, Walnut Ridge, Min.
| turn, Alicia, Smithville, Ravender
Springs, Imboden, Jonosboro, Hoxe
/ Evening Shade, Clover Bend and POGO.
| hontas, and such other points as may
/ hereafter be deemed desirable, with prin
/ cipal office at Powhatan, Ark.
| The Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church
/ at Sweet Home was destroyed by fire {
| few days ago. Loss, $1,000; insurance
/ 500
During the month OF March there were
3 7sS gallons of sprituous liq1ors manu-
| facturel in the State of Arkansas, 3, 4Cl
| gallons were with lrawn from the bonded
warehouses, the taxes being paid upon
them, while 3l,6l9 gallons remained in the
| Warehouses on the last day Of March.
The Memphis x Little Rock railroad
was sold few days since under mort
| gage foreclosure, AMI was bought by Il.
| X Dow for the pre- sent man agemont.
! The Governor has pardoned and also re.
mtted the fine Of VIM. Phillips of Wash
! ington County. He was tried upon 6
| charge OF cons piracy, convicted and fined.
| The jury in the case and the judge Of the
court petitioned for the pardon. The fine
| Of one hundred dollars imposed upon
| Marion Corey, of Crawford County, for
assault and battery has also bsen remit
| ted as there was strong provocation for
| an assault.
A negro named VI 'rri weather, who was
| convicted "A few months ago in the Pllask
| Circuit Court of having sand-bagged c
young man named W ldbcrgsr, and who
was sent to the penitcntiary for fifteen
years, attempted TO escape n few evenings
since and in Jumping from the wall hat
one Of his legs broken. This arres ted his
| flight, and now he Is in the prison hospta
studying the second chapter in the book
entitled, "The Way OF the Transgressor is
| Hard
According 10 reports from all parts o.
! Arkansas, this part OF the word is com
| ing to the front and beginning to boom as
no other place ever doomed before. 1t is
not only a few towns, but the entire State
/ 1t is an undisputed fact that Arkansas i'
r,ch in minerals, and the people are bein 8
aroused TO this fact and are becoming in
| torested. -.
Booms and booinfstSNveryNhere.